Alzheimer's disease treatment folk remedies

This disease is considered as senile dementia, however, may occur at the age of 45-50 years and gradually progress. The slow course of the disease. Gradually develop problems with memory, weakness, reduced weight. In the cortex of the brain accumulates the aging pigment lipofuscin. The great value has decreased production of the neurotransmitters acetylcholine and serotonin and especially age-related decrease in the number of serotonin receptors. That's why these patients have depression, anxiety (increase in norepinephrine) and aggression. In the later stages, patients even bite and scratch those who care of them, and in the final stage become helpless, they can't take care of themselves (a typical example is former U.S. President Richard Nixon).

In the U.S. the disease is given great attention, as it is a country of elderly people. In addition, there is a well-supplied medical care of such patients. In Russia most people simply do not live to old age, so the diagnosis of senile dementia is rare. In the USA developed a method of treatment of this disease, the government allocates grants (grants) to universities for his research. Unfortunately, for people even in the U.S. the prognosis of this disease is very serious, and keep her progressi field with difficulty. In the brain of these patients have discovered a specific protein that is produced only in this disease. The number of patients diagnosed in the U.S. and in other countries, has increased dramatically. Only in Germany there are more than half a million. Some manage to delay progression of the disease and relieve the associated effects: insomnia, fears, anxiety - mostly alternative methods because conventional treatment is ineffective.

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